Woman Gets Awesome Tattoos To ‘Reclaim Body’ After Mastectomy
Persnickety
Published
10/15/2015
Meet Nikki Black, she is a twenty five year old comedian from Los Angeles. Two years ago while doing stand-up in Philadelphia, Black went to the doctor to get a biopsy of her breast tissue. A week past and then she was given the devastating news that would change her life forever…She had breast cancer.
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Niki was so shocked when she was told the news, she had no family history of cancer and was only twenty three. -
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She was also told the only option for treatment was a double mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy. -
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She said dealing with the news was ‘extremely difficult’. Here is a picture of Niki before she decided to get her tattoos. -
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During her treatment Black turned to art as a form of therapy. It helped her to express herself through this difficult time. She would draw designs on her head and then take photos of them as a way of dictating how her body would look. -
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After going through reconstruction she decided that getting tattoos would be the perfect way of re-claiming her body. -
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She contacted Holly Feneht who is a specialist in helping patients cover post op scars, and is an expert in post mastectomy tattoos. -
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Black said she couldn’t be happier with the reaction to her tattoos. “People love them! I love them! 10/10. -
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Niki is now in remission, I wish her all the best in her recovery and hope she remains cancer free. The designs she came up with really are beautiful.
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